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About Nagul Village

Nagul is a mid sized village in Gidam tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 957, made up of 457 males and 500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 950.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagul village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Gidam
Pincode 494441
Area (hectares) 950.99 hectares
Population 957
Male Population 457
Female Population 500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nagul compares

By the 2011 count Nagul is the 25th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 950.99 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Nagul

Nagul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nagul as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nagul from other places

Nagul lies about 30 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Nagul
Tehsil headquarters Gidam 4.4 km
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 30 km
Nearest town Bacheli 39 km

Villages closest to Nagul

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gidam tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Nagul

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagul village had a population of 957. That makes it the 25th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Nagul village has 457 males and 500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagul has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Nagul is 494441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagul covers 950.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nagul falls under Gidam tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Nagul notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Nagul.

Nagul is about 30 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagul is in Gidam tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Gidam is about 4.4 km away. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 30 km away. Bacheli is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madase (2.1 km), Badepaneda (2.7 km) and Ghotpal (3.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Nagul today is likely to be higher.

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